Aiyuk posted a pair of selfies on his Instagram story wearing a Washington Commanders hat. Take a look, and we’ll continue:
Aiyuk linked to the Commanders is nothing new. During his contract disputes in 2024, it was speculated that the ideal outcome would be to reunite with Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. Daniels’ first year at Arizona State was also Aiyuk’s last before the latter went to the NFL.
The last time we’ve had such controversial hat takes dates back to then-49ers starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick wearing a Miami Dolphins hat. Both Kaepernick and Aiyuk were under contract when their respective social media stories hit, and both received very different overreactions.
We’re quite a bit away from hitting Mr. Big Chest levels of obnoxiousness here. We could also overanalyze two Instagram stories with a different NFL Team’s hat on, but we’ve gone down this road before, and odds are we usually get it wrong.
It’s been documented how difficult a Brandon Aiyuk trade could be, given his contract. The 49ers have no reason to release him until later this summer, once the league has installed their offenses with the players on their roster.
That doesn’t mean we can’t overanalyze anyway. Do you take anything from this? Or is this another instance of Brandon Aiyuk going Brandon Aiyuk?
